6. Rioters can fan the flame of rebellion all they want, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the Queen’s Summer plans.

5. You can put out the fires of the London 2011 riots, but you can’t put out the fire of the London 2012 Olympic torch.

4. After the S&P downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, the global trading markets were on fire, and London burned. There was a punchline here but it was torched by angry looters.

3. Flash Mobs may be so very un-British, but they are very English hoodlum.

2. The Adobe Corporation is getting rather upset that the word Flash mob is being used around the world. They want to be paid royalties for the Flash copies being downloaded…. and the #1 London Riot joke is:1. In England, they drive on the opposite side of the street than in most other countries, but just like every other country, when it comes to riots, they swarm the whole street.